1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season

1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers
Division	5th Southeast
Conference	15th Eastern
1999–2000 record	14–57–7–4
Home record	9–26–3–3
Road record	5–31–4–1
Goals for	170
Goals against	313
Team information
General manager	Don Waddell
Coach	Curt Fraser
Captain	Kelly Buchberger (Oct-Mar) Vacant (Mar-Apr)
Arena	Philips Arena
Average attendance	17,206
Minor league affiliate(s)	Orlando Solar Bears
Team leaders
Goals	Andrew Brunette (23)
Assists	Andrew Brunette (27)
Points	Andrew Brunette (50)
Penalty minutes	Denny Lambert (219)
Plus/minus	Donald Audette (-4)
Wins	Damian Rhodes (5)
Goals against average	Scott Fankhouser (3.20)

The 1999–2000 Atlanta Thrashers season was the inaugural campaign for the franchise that would play in Atlanta for 11 seasons.

The Thrashers finished their inaugural season with an NHL-worst record of 14–57–7–4 for 39 points. To date, it is the worst season in the history of the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets franchise. In addition, it represents the lowest full-season point total since the beginning of the NHL's "three-point" standings system in 1999–2000, as well as the lowest point total for any team playing an 82-game season. The rebuilding Detroit Red Wings tied the mark 19 seasons later. But, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Wings played 71 games, 11 less than the Thrashers. Their .238 points percentage was the lowest by an NHL team since the 1993–94 Ottawa Senators.

Offseason

The newly formed Thrashers selected Patrik Stefan with the first overall selection in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Regular season

The players who were introduced to the NHL as members of the expansion Thrashers, along with Stefan were Bryan Adams, Scott Fankhouser, Andreas Karlsson, Geordie Kinnear, Per Svartvadet, and Sergei Vyshedkevich. Éric Bertrand and Frantisek Kaberle played their rookie campaigns as members of the Thrashers, too, but they weren't Thrashers to begin with, with Bertrand getting traded from the New Jersey Devils, the eventual Stanley Cup champions, and Kaberle getting traded from the Los Angeles Kings.

They played their first game on October 2, 1999, losing 4–1 to the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the New Jersey Devils. Captain Kelly Buchberger scored the franchise's first goal in the loss. The Thrashers would not get their first win until two weeks later. Damian Rhodes blanked the New York Islanders 2–0 on the road. The Thrashers would not get their first victory in Atlanta until October 26 when they beat the Calgary Flames in their return to Atlanta 2–1. Andrew Brunette led the team in scoring with 50 points as the Thrashers finished last in the Southeast Division with an NHL worst record of 14–57–7–4.

In addition to being shut out a league-high 12 times, the Thrashers struggled offensively and defensively, scoring the fewest goals (170) and allowing the most goals (313) out of all 28 teams. They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks for most short-handed goals allowed, with 13.

Final standings

Southeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Washington Capitals	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	102
2	5	Florida Panthers	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
3	9	Carolina Hurricanes	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	84
4	14	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	54
5	15	Atlanta Thrashers	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	39

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	22	12	3	237	179	105
2	y – Washington Capitals	SE	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	102
3	y – Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	45	27	7	3	246	222	100
4	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	35	32	11	4	213	204	85
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	84
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	35	34	9	4	196	194	83
11	New York Rangers	AT	82	29	38	12	3	218	246	73
12	Boston Bruins	NE	82	24	33	19	6	210	248	73
13	New York Islanders	AT	82	24	48	9	1	194	275	58
14	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	54
15	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

Schedule and results

1999–2000 regular season
October: 2–5–2–1 (home: 1–3–1–1; road: 1–2–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 L October 2, 1999 1–4 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 0–1–0–0 Recap 2 L October 7, 1999 1–7 Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 0–2–0–0 Recap 3 T October 9, 1999 5–5 OT Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 0–2–1–0 Recap 4 W October 14, 1999 2–0 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 1–2–1–0 Recap 5 T October 16, 1999 4–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 1–2–2–0 Recap 6 L October 17, 1999 1–4 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 1–3–2–0 Recap 7 OTL October 23, 1999 2–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 1–3–2–1 Recap 8 W October 26, 1999 2–1 Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 2–3–2–1 Recap 9 L October 27, 1999 0–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 2–4–2–1 Recap 10 L October 31, 1999 4–6 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 2–5–2–1 Recap
November: 3–9–0–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 0–6–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 11 W November 3, 1999 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 3–5–2–1 Recap 12 L November 6, 1999 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 3–6–2–1 Recap 13 L November 10, 1999 1–4 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 3–7–2–1 Recap 14 L November 12, 1999 1–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 3–8–2–1 Recap 15 L November 13, 1999 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 3–9–2–1 Recap 16 W November 17, 1999 5–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 4–9–2–1 Recap 17 L November 19, 1999 0–4 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 4–10–2–1 Recap 18 L November 20, 1999 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 4–11–2–1 Recap 19 W November 22, 1999 6–3 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 5–11–2–1 Recap 20 L November 25, 1999 3–6 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 5–12–2–1 Recap 21 L November 27, 1999 0–3 @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 5–13–2–1 Recap 22 L November 28, 1999 2–4 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 5–14–2–1 Recap
December: 3–7–2–2 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 1–5–2–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 23 W December 3, 1999 2–1 Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 6–14–2–1 Recap 24 W December 4, 1999 4–3 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 7–14–2–1 Recap 25 OTL December 6, 1999 3–4 OT Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 7–14–2–2 Recap 26 L December 8, 1999 0–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 7–15–2–2 Recap 27 L December 10, 1999 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 7–16–2–2 Recap 28 L December 12, 1999 1–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 7–17–2–2 Recap 29 L December 15, 1999 0–4 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 7–18–2–2 Recap 30 L December 17, 1999 1–3 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 7–19–2–2 Recap 31 L December 18, 1999 2–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 7–20–2–2 Recap 32 T December 22, 1999 3–3 OT @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 7–20–3–2 Recap 33 T December 23, 1999 4–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 7–20–4–2 Recap 34 W December 26, 1999 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 8–20–4–2 Recap 35 OTL December 27, 1999 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 8–20–4–3 Recap 36 L December 30, 1999 0–6 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 8–21–4–3 Recap
January: 3–8–2–1 (home: 2–4–1–1; road: 1–4–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 37 L January 1, 2000 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 8–22–4–3 Recap 38 W January 4, 2000 5–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 9–22–4–3 Recap 39 W January 6, 2000 3–1 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–22–4–3 Recap 40 L January 8, 2000 0–3 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–23–4–3 Recap 41 L January 12, 2000 2–5 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 10–24–4–3 Recap 42 W January 14, 2000 1–0 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 11–24–4–3 Recap 43 L January 16, 2000 3–6 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–25–4–3 Recap 44 T January 17, 2000 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 11–25–5–3 Recap 45 L January 19, 2000 3–4 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 11–26–5–3 Recap 46 T January 21, 2000 3–3 OT Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 11–26–6–3 Recap 47 L January 24, 2000 3–6 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–27–6–3 Recap 48 L January 27, 2000 1–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–28–6–3 Recap 49 L January 29, 2000 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 11–29–6–3 Recap 50 OTL January 31, 2000 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–29–6–4 Recap
February: 1–11–0–0 (home: 0–5–0–0; road: 1–6–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 51 L February 2, 2000 1–2 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 11–30–6–4 Recap 52 L February 3, 2000 3–6 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 11–31–6–4 Recap 53 L February 9, 2000 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–32–6–4 Recap 54 L February 11, 2000 0–3 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 11–33–6–4 Recap 55 L February 12, 2000 3–4 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 11–34–6–4 Recap 56 L February 15, 2000 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 11–35–6–4 Recap 57 L February 16, 2000 1–5 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 11–36–6–4 Recap 58 L February 20, 2000 2–4 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 11–37–6–4 Recap 59 W February 22, 2000 4–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 12–37–6–4 Recap 60 L February 25, 2000 4–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 12–38–6–4 Recap 61 L February 26, 2000 2–5 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 12–39–6–4 Recap 62 L February 29, 2000 0–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 12–40–6–4 Recap
March: 1–13–1–0 (home: 0–7–1–0; road: 1–6–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 63 L March 2, 2000 2–5 St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 12–41–6–4 Recap 64 L March 4, 2000 2–3 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 12–42–6–4 Recap 65 L March 6, 2000 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 12–43–6–4 Recap 66 L March 10, 2000 0–9 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 12–44–6–4 Recap 67 L March 12, 2000 1–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 12–45–6–4 Recap 68 L March 13, 2000 0–3 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 12–46–6–4 Recap 69 L March 16, 2000 2–4 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 12–47–6–4 Recap 70 W March 18, 2000 4–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 13–47–6–4 Recap 71 L March 21, 2000 1–7 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 13–48–6–4 Recap 72 T March 22, 2000 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 13–48–7–4 Recap 73 L March 24, 2000 3–5 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 13–49–7–4 Recap 74 L March 26, 2000 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 13–50–7–4 Recap 75 L March 28, 2000 2–5 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 13–51–7–4 Recap 76 L March 29, 2000 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 13–52–7–4 Recap 77 L March 31, 2000 0–6 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 13–53–7–4 Recap
April: 1–4–0–0 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 0–2–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 78 W April 2, 2000 5–4 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 14–53–7–4 Recap 79 L April 4, 2000 3–5 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 14–54–7–4 Recap 80 L April 6, 2000 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 14–55–7–4 Recap 81 L April 8, 2000 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 14–56–7–4 Recap 82 L April 9, 2000 1–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 14–57–7–4 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
15	Andrew Brunette	LW	81	23	27	50	−32	30
21	Ray Ferraro	C	81	19	25	44	−33	88
19	Nelson Emerson‡	RW	58	14	19	33	−24	47
38	Yannick Tremblay	D	75	10	21	31	−42	22
11	Dean Sylvester	RW	52	16	10	26	−14	24
13	Patrik Stefan	C	72	5	20	25	−20	30
14	Mike Stapleton	C	62	10	12	22	−29	30
2	Petr Buzek	D	63	5	14	19	−22	41
8	Darryl Shannon‡	D	49	5	13	18	−14	65
16	Kelly Buchberger‡	RW	68	5	12	17	−34	139
29	Johan Garpenlov	LW	73	2	14	16	−30	31
9	Hnat Domenichelli†	LW	27	6	9	15	−21	4
24	Andreas Karlsson	C	51	5	9	14	−17	14
12	Steve Guolla†	C	20	4	9	13	−13	4
28	Donald Audette†	RW	14	7	4	11	−4	12
27	Denny Lambert	LW	73	5	6	11	−17	219
22	Shean Donovan†	RW	33	4	7	11	−13	18
5	Gord Murphy	D	58	1	10	11	−26	38
4	Chris Tamer	D	69	2	8	10	−32	91
33	Maxim Galanov	D	40	4	3	7	−12	20
39	Per Svartvadet	C	38	3	4	7	−8	6
17	Matt Johnson	LW	64	2	5	7	−11	144
8	Frantisek Kaberle†	D	14	1	6	7	−13	6
42	Ed Ward‡	RW	44	5	1	6	−5	44
6	David Harlock	D	44	0	6	6	−8	36
25	Steve Staios	D	27	2	3	5	−5	66
18	Jason Botterill‡	LW	25	1	4	5	−7	17
3	Sergei Vyshedkevich	D	7	1	3	4	−3	2
28	Kevin Dean‡	D	23	1	0	1	−5	14
36	Rumun Ndur†	D	27	1	0	1	−17	17
37	Herbert Vasiljevs	RW	7	1	0	1	−3	4
23	Brett Clark	D	14	0	1	1	−12	4
23	Martin Prochazka	RW	3	0	1	1	−1	0
26	Bryan Adams	C	2	0	0	0	−1	0
22	Eric Bertrand†‡	LW	8	0	0	0	−5	4
30	Scott Fankhouser	G	16	0	0	0		4
28	Geordie Kinnear	D	4	0	0	0	−1	13
35	Scott Langkow	G	15	0	0	0		0
34	Norm Maracle	G	32	0	0	0		0
7	Chris McAlpine†	D	3	0	0	0	−4	2
1	Damian Rhodes	G	28	0	0	0		2
31	Rick Tabaracci†‡	G	1	0	0	0		0
9	Vladimir Vujtek	LW	3	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.

No.	Player	Regular season
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
1	Damian Rhodes	28	5	19	3	803	101	3.88	.874	1	1561
34	Norm Maracle	32	4	19	2	852	94	3.49	.890	1	1618
35	Scott Langkow	15	3	11	0	395	55	4.31	.861	0	765
30	Scott Fankhouser	16	2	11	2	451	49	3.20	.891	0	920
31	Rick Tabaracci†‡	1	0	1	0	32	4	4.07	.875	0	59

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Petr Buzek
Team	Community Service Award	David Harlock
	Players' Player Award	Denny Lambert
	Three Stars of the Game Award	Ray Ferraro

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Patrik Stefan	October 2, 1999
	Per Svartvadet
	Andreas Karlsson	November 22, 1999
	Scott Fankhouser	December 23, 1999
	Bryan Adams	March 4, 2000
	Geordie Kinnear	March 6, 2000
	Sergei Vyshedkevich	March 29, 2000

Transactions

The Thrashers were involved in the following transactions during the 1999–2000 season.

Trades

June 18, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Damian Rhodes	To Ottawa Senators Future considerations
June 21, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Andrew Brunette	To Nashville Predators 4th round pick in 2000 - Matt Hendricks
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 4th round pick in 1999 - Rob Zepp 9th round pick in 1999 - Ray DiLauro	To Vancouver Canucks Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Andreas Karlsson	To Calgary Flames Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Dean Sylvester	To Buffalo Sabres Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Scott Langkow	To Phoenix Coyotes Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Sergei Vyshedkevich	To New Jersey Devils Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Ulf Samuelsson	To Detroit Red Wings Future considerations
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 1st round pick in 1999 - Patrik Stefan	To Vancouver Canucks 1st round pick in 1999 - Daniel Sedin 3rd round pick in 2000 - Max Birbraer
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Gord Murphy Herbert Vasiljevs Daniel Tjarnqvist 6th round pick in 1999 - Justin Cox	To Florida Panthers Trevor Kidd
June 25, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Randy Robitaille	To Boston Bruins Peter Ferraro
June 26, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations	To Nashville Predators Phil Crowe
June 26, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Per Svartvadet	To Dallas Stars 6th round pick in 1999 - Justin Cox
July 15, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Jason Botterill Cash	To Dallas Stars Jamie Pushor
July 15, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Martin Prochazka	To Toronto Maple Leafs 6th round pick in 2001 - Maxim Kondratiev
August 16, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Denny Lambert	To Nashville Predators Randy Robitaille
September 27, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 8th round pick in 2000 - Evan Nielsen	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Ladislav Kohn
October 15, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Cash	To Philadelphia Flyers Jody Hull
October 29, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 4th round pick in 2000 - Carl Mallette	To Vancouver Canucks Corey Schwab
October 29, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Mikko Kuparinen	To Tampa Bay Lightning Future considerations
November 1, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Eric Bertrand Wes Mason	To New Jersey Devils Jeff Williams Sylvain Cloutier 7th round pick in 2000 - Ken Magowan
December 8, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Shean Donovan	To Colorado Avalanche Rick Tabaracci
December 9, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers Brian Wesenberg	To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Bertrand
December 14, 1999	To Atlanta Thrashers 9th round pick in 2000 - Mark McRae	To Dallas Stars Kevin Dean
January 25, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Bill Huard	To Los Angeles Kings Future considerations
February 11, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Hnat Domenichelli Dmitri Vlasenkov	To Calgary Flames Jason Botterill Darryl Shannon
February 18, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Joel Irving	To Calgary Flames Future considerations
March 11, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Chris McAlpine	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mikko Kuparinen
March 13, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers Donald Audette Frantisek Kaberle	To Los Angeles Kings Kelly Buchberger Nelson Emerson
March 14, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers 6th round pick in 2000 - Jeff Dwyer 6th round pick in 2001 - Pasi Nurminen	To Philadelphia Flyers Kirby Law
March 14, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers 7th round pick in 2001 - Colin FitzRandolph	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Ed Ward
March 14, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers 6th round pick in 2000 - Jeff Dwyer 6th round pick in 2001 - Pasi Nurminen	To Philadelphia Flyers Kirby Law
June 2, 2000	To Atlanta Thrashers 6th round pick in 2000 - Darcy Hordichuk	To Montreal Canadiens Future considerations

Free agents signed

June 28, 1999	From Owen Sound Platers (OHL) Dan Snyder
July 1, 1999	From Michigan State (CCHA) Bryan Adams
July 6, 1999	From Ohio State (CCHA) Hugo Boisvert
July 6, 1999	From Adirondack Red Wings (AHL) Kirby Law
July 13, 1999	From Indianapolis Ice (IHL) Bob Lachance
July 19, 1999	From HC Vítkovice (ECH) Vladimír Vůjtek
July 20, 1999	From Ottawa Senators Nelson Emerson
August 2, 1999	From Los Angeles Kings Ray Ferraro
August 12, 1999	From University of Michigan (CCHA) Sean Ritchlin
August 12, 1999	From New Jersey Devils Geordie Kinnear
August 24, 1999	From Massachusetts-Lowell (HE) Scott Fankhouser
November 3, 1999	From Washington Capitals Rick Tabaracci
March 24, 2000	From Northern Michigan (WCHA) J.P. Vigier
March 27, 2000	From R.P.I. (ECAC) Brian Pothier
April 11, 2000	From R.P.I. (ECAC) Brad Tapper

Free agents lost

October 18, 1999

To Philadelphia Flyers Ulf Samuelsson

Waivers claims

September 27, 1999	From New Jersey Devils Jeff Williams
September 27, 1999	From Toronto Maple Leafs Ladislav Kohn
December 11, 1999	From New York Rangers Rumun Ndur
March 1, 2000	From Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Guolla

Lost on waivers

September 27, 1999

To St. Louis Blues Terry Yake

Draft picks

NHL Expansion Draft

Main article: 1999 NHL Expansion Draft

These results are numbered 1–26 for aesthetic purposes, but the players were not necessarily chosen in this order. As the Thrashers were the only team participating in the draft, the order is inconsequential.

#	Player	Drafted from
1.	Trevor Kidd (G)	Carolina Hurricanes
2.	Norm Maracle (G)	Detroit Red Wings
3.	Corey Schwab (G)	Tampa Bay Lightning
4.	Petr Buzek (D)	Dallas Stars
5.	Brett Clark (D)	Montreal Canadiens
6.	Kevin Dean (D)	New Jersey Devils
7.	Maxim Galanov (D)	Pittsburgh Penguins
8.	David Harlock (D)	New York Islanders
9.	Jamie Pushor (D)	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
10.	Darryl Shannon (D)	Buffalo Sabres
11.	Chris Tamer (D)	New York Rangers
12.	Mark Tinordi (D)	Washington Capitals
13.	Yannick Tremblay (D)	Toronto Maple Leafs
14.	Kelly Buchberger (RW)	Edmonton Oilers
15.	Sylvain Cloutier (C)	Chicago Blackhawks
16.	Phil Crowe (RW)	Ottawa Senators
17.	Peter Ferraro (RW)	Boston Bruins
18.	Johan Garpenlov (LW)	Florida Panthers
19.	Jody Hull (RW)	Philadelphia Flyers
20.	Matt Johnson (LW)	Los Angeles Kings
21.	Tomi Kallio (LW)	Colorado Avalanche
22.	Steve Staios (RW/D)	Vancouver Canucks
23.	Mike Stapleton (C)	Phoenix Coyotes
24.	Ed Ward (RW)	Calgary Flames
25.	Terry Yake (C)	St. Louis Blues
26.	Alexei Yegorov (RW)	San Jose Sharks

NHL Entry Draft

Atlanta's picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/junior/club team (league)
1	1	Patrik Stefan	Center	Czech Republic	Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL)
2	30	Luke Sellars	Defense	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
3	68	Zdenek Blatny	Left wing	Czech Republic	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4	98	David Kaczowka	Left wing	Canada	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4	99	Rob Zepp	Goaltender	Canada	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
5	128	Derek MacKenzie	Center	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
6	159	Yuri Dobryshkin	Right wing	Russia	Krylya Sovetov Moscow (Russia)
7	188	Stephen Baby	Right wing	United States	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
8	217	Garnet Exelby	Defense	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
9	245	Tommi Santala	Center	Finland	Jokerit (Finland)
9	246	Ray DiLauro	Defense	United States	St. Lawrence University (ECAC)

See also

• 1999–2000 NHL season

References

• "Atlanta Thrashers 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
• "1999-00 Atlanta Thrashers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.